EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Altogether |
388 334 |
401 112 |
415 690 |
| Working age adult in % |
76,2 |
77,7 |
79,0 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
69,1 |
69,4 |
72,0 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
7,1 |
8,2 |
7,0 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
23,8 |
22,3 |
21,0 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
8,1 |
8,5 |
8,2 |
| Retirees in % |
8,2 |
6,7 |
5,7 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
7,4 |
7,2 |
7,0 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and
by age in 2022
| Sex and age |
Population |
Active people |
Activity rate in % |
Working people |
Employment rate in % |
| Altogether |
415 690 |
328 472 |
79,0 |
299 389 |
72,0 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
70 067 |
33 135 |
47,3 |
27 302 |
39,0 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
261 514 |
242 339 |
92,7 |
223 187 |
85,3 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
84 109 |
52 999 |
63,0 |
48 900 |
58,1 |
| Male |
208 139 |
170 356 |
81,8 |
156 820 |
75,3 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
36 802 |
19 029 |
51,7 |
15 780 |
42,9 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
129 880 |
124 370 |
95,8 |
116 033 |
89,3 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
41 458 |
26 957 |
65,0 |
25 007 |
60,3 |
| Female |
207 551 |
158 116 |
76,2 |
142 569 |
68,7 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
33 265 |
14 106 |
42,4 |
11 523 |
34,6 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
131 634 |
117 969 |
89,6 |
107 153 |
81,4 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
42 652 |
26 042 |
61,1 |
23 893 |
56,0 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
|
Population (%) |
| Working age adults who have a job |
72,0 |
| Unemployed workers |
7,0 |
| Retirees |
5,7 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
8,2 |
| Other economically inactive people |
7,0 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by current or previous socioprofessional group
| Socioprofessional group |
2011 |
including working people |
2016 |
including working people |
2022 |
including working people |
| Altogether |
295 669 |
268 243 |
312 293 |
279 227 |
329 030 |
300 264 |
| including farmer operators |
3 771 |
3 721 |
3 263 |
3 223 |
2 937 |
2 921 |
| including handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
17 714 |
16 924 |
19 094 |
18 202 |
21 303 |
20 569 |
| including managers and higher intellectual professions |
39 272 |
37 970 |
43 878 |
42 145 |
53 614 |
51 868 |
| including intermediate professions |
76 060 |
71 295 |
80 892 |
75 087 |
89 300 |
84 173 |
| including employees |
78 790 |
70 596 |
83 930 |
73 685 |
83 230 |
73 760 |
| including workers |
78 383 |
67 737 |
78 723 |
66 886 |
76 357 |
66 974 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional operations, geography as of
01/01/2025.
EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
| Number of unemployed workers and unemployment rate |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Number of unemployed workers |
27 655 |
33 090 |
29 083 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
9,3 |
10,6 |
8,9 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
20,4 |
22,9 |
17,6 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
8,0 |
9,2 |
7,9 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
7,7 |
9,1 |
7,7 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
|
Taux de chômage en % |
| No diploma or primary education certificate |
17,1 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
15,0 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
10,1 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
9,0 |
| 2 years at university |
5,9 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
5,7 |
| 5 years or more at university |
5,1 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP T5 - Employment and activity
| Employment activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Number of jobs in the area |
215 933 |
218 946 |
227 620 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
270 362 |
281 396 |
303 351 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
79,9 |
77,8 |
75,0 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
62,1 |
61,7 |
61,4 |
- The employment concentration indicator is equal to the number of jobs in the zone
per 100 active persons with a job residing in the zone.
- Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations holdings, place of residence
and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP T6 - Employment by working status
| Working status |
2011 |
% |
2016 |
% |
2022 |
% |
| Altogether |
215 933 |
100,0 |
218 946 |
100,0 |
227 620 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
187 981 |
87,1 |
189 913 |
86,7 |
194 769 |
85,6 |
| including women |
91 359 |
42,3 |
93 722 |
42,8 |
96 622 |
42,4 |
| including part time jobs |
32 998 |
15,3 |
32 781 |
15,0 |
30 076 |
13,2 |
| Non-employee |
27 952 |
12,9 |
29 033 |
13,3 |
32 851 |
14,4 |
| including women |
8 775 |
4,1 |
9 822 |
4,5 |
12 150 |
5,3 |
| including part time jobs |
2 959 |
1,4 |
3 707 |
1,7 |
4 836 |
2,1 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations workplaces, geography
as of 01/01/2025.
EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022
| Socioprofessional group |
Number |
% |
| Altogether |
230 248 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
3 081 |
1,3 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
18 627 |
8,1 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
31 841 |
13,8 |
| Intermediate professions |
60 774 |
26,4 |
| Employees |
56 636 |
24,6 |
| Workers |
59 290 |
25,8 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group
|
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Farmer operators |
1,8 |
1,5 |
1,3 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
7,1 |
7,5 |
8,1 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
11,6 |
11,9 |
13,8 |
| Intermediate professions |
24,7 |
25,5 |
26,4 |
| Employees |
26,1 |
26,5 |
24,6 |
| Workers |
28,7 |
27,1 |
25,8 |
- Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2025.
- Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2025.
EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
| Economic sector |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
including women in % |
including employees % |
| Altogether |
216 075 |
100,0 |
218 630 |
100,0 |
230 248 |
100,0 |
47,9 |
86,8 |
| Agriculture |
5 939 |
2,7 |
5 275 |
2,4 |
5 314 |
2,3 |
26,4 |
42,2 |
| Industry |
48 645 |
22,5 |
45 772 |
20,9 |
46 046 |
20,0 |
31,4 |
94,6 |
| Construction |
17 449 |
8,1 |
17 366 |
7,9 |
17 496 |
7,6 |
10,4 |
72,3 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
84 770 |
39,2 |
86 341 |
39,5 |
96 604 |
42,0 |
46,9 |
84,2 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
59 271 |
27,4 |
63 875 |
29,2 |
64 788 |
28,1 |
72,8 |
92,8 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2025.
EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022
|
Employees |
Non-employees |
| Agriculture |
32,7 |
21,9 |
| Industry |
31,8 |
24,3 |
| Construction |
12,9 |
3,9 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
48,2 |
39,9 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
73,2 |
66,8 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.
- Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.